You second-guess: Five runs up and Rivera in the 9th?

So, Yankee fans, what do you think of Joe Girardi’s decision to bring in Mariano Rivera with two outs in the ninth last night with two runners on and a five-run lead?

Rivera had thrown an inning the night before.

Ultimately, Rivera needed only one pitch to get a game-ending ground out from Marco Scutaro. But was it worth it — especially given that the Yanks may need Rivera today and later this week when they play a first-place Texas team?

I can go either way on this one. I don’t like the move, in part because it essentially tells David Robertson they don’t have faith in him to get big outs.

But with David Ortiz looming on deck, I recognize that you need to slam the door when you can. Even if the Red Sox can’t come back to win it — a ninth-inning rally would shift the momentum their way going into this afternoon’s game. And I’ve seen Ortiz hurt the Yankees too many times.

What do you think? Good bullpen management? Disaster avoidance? Paranoia?